Blue Heron Blast

I wish all of my readers the best of holidays, no matter your particular faith or lack of same. We have passed the solstice and the day...

I really can't give my wife and partner Leslie enough credit. For going on 25 years she has tirelessly fed me, bought my groceries, cl...

RIP Joe Cocker

First I need to set the stage for our comic operetta. Friend Kent and I had dinner in Mission Valley ( Sammy's, terrible ) and were bo...

This is one of the earliest songs of my childhood and makes me think of my mom. Burl was big in my house. My mom grew up poor in Whittier ...

It has been a really grueling couple of weeks. I am betwixt feelings of sadness and even a little rage, feelings I am not going to expo...

A short note about cops. I have known a lot of cops in my day, from beat cops on the street to Chiefs of Police. For the most part, the ...

Warren sent me a quote from the late Susan Sontag's On photography the other day; "Essentially the camera makes everyone a touris...

I am back from a rather difficult week visiting my mother in the hospice in Baltimore. Thank you for your concern and best wishes for ...